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"Lost and Found" Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Laurel's family rent a house on the beach?
a)
They rent a beach house every year.
b)
Their family beach house was damaged.
c)
They wanted to vacation in a new place.
d)
They hoped to find treasure.
2.
What does "artifacts" mean in the sentence, "The museum has a lot of artifacts from shipwrecks discovered on North Carolina beaches"?
a)
historical objects
b)
books about artists
c)
bits of garbage
d)
display cases
3.
Why does Trevor want to keep the coins he finds on the beach?
a)
to add them to his coin collection
b)
to pay for repairs to the family beach cottage
c)
to buy more books about pirates
d)
to give to his grandfather
4.
Why do Laurel and Trevor decide not to keep the coins?
a)
The coins are fake.
b)
The local museum owns them.
c)
Items fond on the National Seashore are not supposed to be removed.
d)
They promised their grandfather they wouldn't. 
5.
Which line from the story supports your answer to question 4?
a)
"It was always a big event at the museum when something new was discovered."
b)
"Didn't Grandpa keep the stuff he found?"
c)
"Trevor, we're definitely on the protected beach."
d)
I didn't know why, but my heart sank a little."
6.
The simile "the waters beyond the beach looked like an upset stew" tells you that the ocean waves were
a)
calm
b)
shining
c)
choppy
d)
squeaky
7.
You can infer that by the end of the story Laurel feels_______ about having to stay at a rental instead of  the family beach house.
a)
heartbroken
b)
furious
c)
fearful
d)
accepting 
8.
Which line from the story supports your answer to question 7?
a)
"Suddenly, the shoreline didn't seem so unfamiliar."
b)
"It hadn't tasted as good."
c)
"I watched Trevor dig madly through the sand."
d)
"It had looked so sad and broken."
9.
What damaged the beach house owned by Laurel's family?
a)
a shipwrecked boat
b)
a sandstorm
c)
a hurricane
d)
bad repair work
10.
What does "debris" mean in the sentence, "He was standing in the middle of some debris near the water's edge"?
a)
seaweed
b)
scattered, broken pieces
c)
small waves
d)
piles of sand and rocks